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March 10, 1925. 1,529,211

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HERMAN PERRY, or NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

SMOKERS PIPE.

Application filed August 14, 1923. Serial- N'o'. 657,271.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be' it known that I, HERMAN G. PERRY, a citizenof the United States, residing at New York city, county of Bronx, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smokers Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means within to provide for the handling of the moisture settling in the pipe-during smoking. The liquid which accumulates within a pipe during smoking comes from two sources, one being the saliva of the smoker and the other being the condensed steam from the burning of the tobacco.

This liquid which becomes very acrid and disagreeable often is sucked into the mouth of the smoker, or runs back into the bowl causing the bottom portion of the tobacco therein to become soggy and disagreeable if not impossible to smoke. have been made to eliminate this disagreeable feature of pipe smoking.

I provide absorbent means within the stem and the shank which will absorb the moisture and at the same time can be used over and over again. The moisture absorb ing means consist preferably of tubes of meerschaum, absorbent clay, composition or material which will stand heating over a flame. With my pipe the tobacco in the bowl can be kept dry and sweet to smoke right down to the bottom of the bowl.

I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of my pipe;

Fig. 2 is a view of the absorbent tube used for the shank of straight pipes; Fig. 3 is a View of the screw plug which carries the shank tube; Fig. 4 is a View of the tube used for the stem of the pipe; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of a curved pipe embodying my invention; and Fig. 6 shows a modified form of my invention.

The shank 6 is bored large and is connected with bowl 7 by means of opening 8. Within shank 6 is a meerschaum tube 9 of large inside diameter. The left end of tube 9 is provided with a flange 10 having a port 11 therein, while the right hand end is internally threaded to fit over one end of screw plug 12.

The other end of screw to be screwed into tenon 13 of stem 14.

plug 12 is adapted The pipes having Many attempts P j c ion 16-is provided on the endwof 1' screw plug 12 to it lSClGSllGd to unscrew the plug fromtenon 13. Screw plug 12 is preferably. made of some tough material such as boneandis-not necessarily absorbent. 'Stem 14 is bored large for a considerable portion of its length;

portion of stem 141 is .Vithin the enlarged located the meerschaum tube 15.

l/Vhile the absorbing tubes 9and"15"are preferably made of meerschaum, other; ab

sorbent material could be used.

It is desirable that they be made offairlyx stiff and durable material to withstandrhandling and repeated use. should be fire resistant Furthermore, they): to-enable theiniat:

permit easy handlin when:

intervals'to be heated over a flame to'drive off their contained moisture and other substances absorbed during the smoking of the pipe.

Tube 9 is made tapered and of smaller outside diameter than ity in shank 6; This is to enable the circuthe opening or cavlation of the smoke around the outside of tube 9as well as within,

its absorbent capacity. Flange 10 at one end-of tube 9 forms a sort of dam or catchliquid that may ment to prevent any excess be present within said tube from running back into bowl 7. For similar reasonstube 15 is made tapered and of smaller outside diameter than the larger opening or cavity in stem 14:.

thereby increasing Both tubes 9 and 15 are made smaller than their respective openings or cavities to enable also their easy removal therefrom.

It is not contemplated, that 'witlr the proper usage of the liquid will be present to bring into play the catchment action of flange 10. Under usual conditions after the pipe has been smoked for a considerable interval, the stem 14 is pulled out from shank 6 carrying with it tube 10. Tube 10 can then be unscrewed from screw plug 12, after which said plug can be unscrewed from tenon 13. This on: ables tube 15 to be shaken out from stem 14. It will be found that 'the tubes 9 and 15 are pipe, that any excess;

wet. By leaving them exposed to the air for a sufficient time they will dry out, after which the tubes and the other parts of the pipe can be put together again and everything will be in readiness for further smoking. Should continued use cause tubes 9 and 15 to lose some of their absorbent action,

, straight pipe of Fig.

The stem 29 has a similar rod 30 they can be heated over an alcohol or other sootless flame, when they will .be found to be restored to their original condition.

In general my construction is the same when applied to a curved pipe, the principal change being in the tube located in the shank. Referring to Fig. '5, it will be seen that the opening 18 connecting bowl 17 with the cavity in shank 19 comes up above the bottom of the absorbent tube 20, which in this case is in reality not a tube at all, but a hollow cylinder or truncated cone closed at the bottom with one or more ports 21 located in its sides.

For the sake of parallelism with the 1, I will refer to the member 20 as a tube. The upper end of tube 20 is adapted to be screwed over screw lug 22 which in turn is screwed into tenon 23 of stem 24. Located within the cavity of stem 24. is absorbent tube 25, similar in general to tube 15 of Fig. 1.

Instead of using tubes for the smoke to pass through, I can use solid pieces of meerschaum-or other absorbent material of similar characteristics, asshownin Fig. 6.

Shank 26 has located within it an absorbent rod 27, having prongs 28 at each end.

rod 30 within it.

Rods 27 and 30 are of smaller diameter than their respective cavities in shank 26 and stem 29, thereby permitting the smoke to pass. The purpose of prongs 28 is to keep the rod away from the front'of the-central opening in screw plug 31 and the passage 32 between the cavity of shank 26 and the interior of bowl 33. The prongs 34 of rod 30 are for a similar purpose.

I claim 1. In a smokers pipe having a bowl, shank and detachable stem, a removable absorbent member located within the shank, another removable absorbent member located within the stem, said absorbent members being of such size and suitably formed within it. Screw plug 31 screws into stem 29, retaining to permit the passage of the smoke through the pipe, and made of material capable of readily absorbing the moisture within the pipe, and a plug with a smoke hole therethrough adapted to be 'detachably fastened to the end of the stem, said plug having its other end adapted to 'letachably carry the absorbent member for. the shank, whereby when said stem is detached from the shank, it carries with it said absorbent members. 2. In a smokers pipe of the character scribed, an absorbent fire resisting member loosely fitting entirely within the stem of" said pipe, a hollow screw plug independent of said member adapted to have one end screwed into said stem thereby enabling said plug to retain said member within the stem, said plug having a projection on its other end adapted to act as a handle for unscrew ing said plug fromthe stem for the conven-. ient removal of said member from within the stem.

3. In a smokers pipe, a detachable stem having one end bored large, a hollow moisture absorbing member located entirely within the large bore'of the stem, said member being smaller than the large bore of the stem, whereby clearance is left between the del outside-of said member and the inside surface of the bore, thereby permitting contact v of the smoke with both inside and outside of said member and means for retaining said member w1th1n the stem, when thestem is removed from the shank.

4;. In a smokers pipe, a detachable, stem having one end bored large, a hollow moisture absorbing member located entirely with in the large bore of the stem, said member being formed with a taper along its longi tudinal axis, whereby clearance is left between the outside of said member inside surface of the bore, thereby permitting contact of the smoke'with both inside and outside ofsaid member and means for retaining said member within the stem, when the stem is removed from the shank.

. HERMAN PERRY.

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